Winn-Worth Betco News
News Articles
Ohio Delivers A Fab Five
Mar 8 2024The Findlay decade has come full circle. Findlay, Ohio — a plucky yet muscular manufacturing town of 40,000 on I-75 about 100 miles south of Detroit — is Site Selection’s Top Micropolitan for the 10th straight year. Cullman, Alabama, a consistent Top 5 presence, has risen this year to No...
The 2023 Governor’s Cups
Mar 1 2024Maybe it’s a coincidence, or maybe not. But the two states with the highest construction employment increases between December 2022 and December 2023 are the same states claiming the 2023 Governors’ Cups for total qualified projects and total projects per capita.Texas wins its 12th consecutive Cup for total projects, weighing...
Many people consider "being productive" in outwardly measurable terms — how much progress was made on a task or how many items were checked off a to-do list."But productivity is so much more than that," says Laura Mae Martin, Google's executive productivity advisor and author of the forthcoming book Uptime:...
2024 Iowa Travel Guide Now Available
Feb 28 2024The new 2024 Iowa Travel Guide is now available to inspire travelers looking to plan a trip to Iowa. The free 148-page guide can be ordered online at traveliowa.com, by phone at 800.345.IOWA or picked up at any of Iowa’s Welcome Centers. An online version is also available.The publication includes...
Have a ball at Adult Prom Casino Night!
Feb 28 2024Who ever said that adults can’t enjoy prom too? Get all dolled up with your partner or friends, let loose and have a night to remember at Adult Prom Casino Night this Saturday, March 2, at 8 p.m. in the Grafton Community Center.Throughout the last 20 years, the adult prom...
Registration is now open for Business Horizons 2024, a five-day innovation program for Iowa high school students currently in grades 9-12. Business Horizons will take place July 14-18 on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines. This is the 41st year of the program provided by the Iowa Association...
Visit the Waldorf University and Forest City Area Spring Career and Internship Fair this Wednesday
Feb 26 2024Searching for a job? Look no further. The Waldorf University and Forest City Area Spring Career and Internship Fair is this Wednesday, Feb. 28 from 1-4 p.m. in the Civic Auditorium in Forest City.“We need to grow our workforce,” said Beth Bilyeu, executive director of Forest City Economic Development. “We...
Edgecombe County, N.C., Feb. 21, 2024 – During a visit to Edgecombe County, N.C., a Rural Partners Network community, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden today announced that USDA is funding 216 projects in 45 states, Puerto Rico, and the...
Specialized workforce training facilities that provide the skilled labor force needed to support the rise in manufacturing plants across the U.S. are being developed across the country — a trend influenced by the government’s investment and incentivization of domestic manufacturing through the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science...
As the world grappled with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the childcare sector emerged as a critical cornerstone for supporting working families and ensuring the healthy development of young minds. Adequate childcare is a necessity for parents and a vital component of a thriving economy. This narrative delves...
February Entrepreneur of the Month Shawn Dietz
Feb 12 2024The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC are proud to announce Shawn Dietz of OnTheGoMedia, Inc. in Hampton, IA as the February 2024 Entrepreneur of the Month. OnTheGoMedia is a full-service, community-oriented media company. OnTheGoMedia owns two radio stations – 104.9 KLMJ-FM, Hampton and 98.9 KQCR-FM (99...
Google’s AI announcement: Google has announced plans to incorporate its Gemini large language models into a new web portal, chatbot, and some apps, with claims it beats OpenAI’s GPT-4 on all but 2 of 32 common performance benchmarks. Gemini Ulta, the largest of Google’s LLMs, will be sold inside the...
Artificial intelligence will help manufacturing by better understanding of demand for products and supply of inputs, with lesser impacts on what happens inside the plant. Robot technology continues to improve, but not at the rapid pace of the large language models (LLMs) that power chatbots such as ChatGPT.The LLMs have...
January 29, 2024 (DES MOINES, IA) – Today, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced that the next application round for the Butchery Innovation and Revitalization program will open on February 1.The program, created during the 2021 legislative session to strengthen Iowa’s food supply chain and support rural development, has...
No one would dispute the importance of the trucking industry in the U.S. supply chain. Truck drivers transport more than 70 percent of the nation’s goods across the country. However, the industry has been hamstrung by a shortage of long-haul truckers. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) esti-mates that the industry...
Childcare Shortages in the United States: A Growing Crisis with Far-Reaching Consequences
Feb 5 2024Childcare shortages in communities across the United States have reached critical levels, leaving families struggling to secure affordable and quality care for their children as they attempt to earn a living and contribute to economic development. This article delves into the depth of the issue, examining the shortage of childcare...
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $207 million in renewable energy and domestic fertilizer projects to lower energy bills, generate new income, create jobs, and strengthen competition for U.S. farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers. Many of the projects are being funded by...
Public-private partnerships (P3s) are vital to a community’s growth. Collaboration between the public and private sectors fosters development projects that result in creating or retaining jobs as well as adding to the tax base of a community.Land development isn’t the only benefit to these partnerships, most communities have dedicated staff...
The Medical Device industry stands at the forefront of innovation, catalyzing groundbreaking advancements that redefine how and where people access everyday medical care. The industry is experiencing an unprecedented surge of excitement and transformative developments. From state-of-the-art diagnostic tools to revolutionary therapeutic devices, the Medical Device sector is not only...
Talk about an HR nightmare: Today, 1.7 million people work in the U.S. auto industry, and 99% of cars sold or on the road are gas-powered. But that's all about to change … and nearly overnight. By 2030, plans call for half of new car sales to be electric —...
New coffee shop parks in Northwood
Jan 19 2024Carpenter Coffee Company parked its coffee trailer last December to set up its first brick and mortar shop in Northwood, paving the way for its grand opening at the beginning of this year.The shop is owned by Jon and Bree Back, who started their business in a trailer in 2022...
Applications Now Open for Spring 2024 CohortMASON CITY, Iowa – North Iowa entrepreneurs are achieving success with the assistance of the NIACC Pappajohn Center cohort of the University of Iowa Venture School. Venture School is the premiere business training program in Iowa, emphasizing real-world entrepreneurship and innovation based on a...
Applications Now Open for Spring 2024 CohortMASON CITY, Iowa – North Iowa entrepreneurs are achieving success with the assistance of the NIACC Pappajohn Center cohort of the University of Iowa Venture School. Venture School is the premiere business training program in Iowa, emphasizing real-world entrepreneurship and innovation based on a...
North Iowa entrepreneurs are achieving success with the assistance of the NIACC Pappajohn Center cohort of the University of Iowa Venture School.Venture School is the premiere business training program in Iowa, emphasizing real-world entrepreneurship and innovation based on a leading-edge curriculum. Participants learn to overcome the chaos and uncertainty of...